Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers

Looking for an adding and subtracting integers test? Then this Grade 7 test on Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers checks the whole chapter, with points for each question. This test has 8 questions worth 20 points and fits 45 minutes. Show how you rewrite subtraction and which sign rule you apply. Label temperatures, dollars and distances with their units.
Standards: 7.NS.A.1a, 7.NS.A.1b, 7.NS.A.1c, 7.NS.A.1d · Level: Grade 7
Question 1 Adding Integers (2 points)
Find each sum.
- −17 + 8 (1 point)
- −5 + (−11) (1 point)
Question 2 Subtracting Integers (2 points)
Find each difference.
- 6 − 15 (1 point)
- −8 − (−13) (1 point)
Question 3 Number Line Model (3 points)
The number line models an addition problem.
- Write the addition equation shown. (1 point)
- Rewrite 3 − 8 as an addition and evaluate it. (1 point)
- What is the distance between −5 and 3? (1 point)
Question 4 Night and Day Temperatures (3 points)
The temperature is −12°F at night and rises to 9°F at midday.
- By how many degrees did it rise? (1 point)
- It then falls 15°F by evening. What is the evening temperature? (1 point)
- What is the distance between the night temperature and the evening temperature? (1 point)
Question 5 Decimals and Fractions (3 points)
Find each value.
- −2.8 + 6.5 (1 point)
- −1.4 − 3.9 (1 point)
- −23 + 14 (1 point)
Question 6 Gull and Fish (3 points)
A gull flies 32 meters above sea level. A fish swims 18 meters below sea level.
- Write the gull’s and fish’s positions as integers and the distance between them. (1 point)
- The fish rises 27 meters. What is its new position? (1 point)
- How far is the fish now from the gull? (1 point)
Question 7 Debt and Deposit (2 points)
(a) An account balance is −$62.50. What deposit brings the balance to exactly $0? (1 point)
(b) Evaluate −31 + 31 + (−4). (1 point)
Question 8 Find the Unknown (2 points)
Find the missing number.
- −9 + ? = 4 (1 point)
- 5 − ? = 12 (1 point)

